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Rorqual
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What's The Definition Of Rorqual?
[n] any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
Synonyms | Synonyms for Rorqual: razorback Related Terms | Find terms related to Rorqual: See Also | Balaenoptera acutorostrata | Balaenoptera borealis | Balaenoptera physalus | Balaenopteridae | baleen whale | common rorqual | family Balaenopteridae | fin whale | finback | finback whale | lesser rorqual | minke whale | piked whale | sei whale | whalebone whale Rorqual In Webster's Dictionary \Ror"qual\, n. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale ({Physalus
antiquorum}, or {Bal[ae]noptera physalus}). It has a dorsal
fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly.
Called also {razorback}.
Note: It is one of the largest of the whales, somethimes
becoming nearly one hundred feet long, but it is more
slender than the right whales, and is noted for its
swiftness. The name is sometimes applied to other
related species of finback whales.
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